Quiz 14

Question 1

Index of Suspicion

Answer 1

Awareness and concern for unseen injury or illness

Question 2

MRSA

Answer 2

Bacterium that causes infections and is resistant to antibiotics

Question 3

If automatic bp cuff says 204/120 but patient denies symptoms. You should

Answer 3

Check bp manually

Question 4

Checking circulation in a conscious patient should include

Answer 4

Radial pulse
Skin color, temperature, and condition
Severe bleeding

Question 5

Reassessment of medical complaint starts with

Answer 5

Repeating primary assessment

Question 6

Your primary assesment of an elderly woman reveals that she is conscious and alert but is experiencing difficulty breathing she has a history of congestive heart falure. as you asses the pt circ. you should direct your partner to

Answer 6

administer oxygen

Question 7

which of the following medications would the emt be least likely to give
asprin
ibupfrofen
oral glucose
albuterol

Answer 7

ibuprofen

Question 8

which is the most indicative of cardiovascular problem
palpable pain in epigastrium
jugular venous distention
unequal breath sounds
use of the accessory muscles

Answer 8

jugular vein distention

Question 9

when performing a secondary assessment on a conscoius patient with nontraumatic abdominal pain and stable vitals

Answer 9

focus on her chief complaint

Question 10

waht is MRSA

Answer 10

a bacterium that causes infections and is resistant to most antibiotics

Question 11

check pulse, motor, sensory in all extremitys and pupils if you suspect

Answer 11

Neurologic

Question 12

incubation period for hepatitis b

Answer 12

4-12 wks

Question 13

… occurs when you become focused on one aspect of patients condition and ignore everything eelse

Answer 13

tunnell vision

Question 14

treatmsnts in prehospital setting are intended to

Answer 14

address the pt symptoms

Question 15

whats not psychiatric
depression
schizophrenia
substance abuse
alzheimers

Answer 15

substance abuse

Question 16

when formimg general impression of patient remember

Answer 16

conditions may not apear serious at first

Question 17

responf to patient in car accident who lots control drivingg is unresponsive has a hematoma to th head and history of diabetes. is this medical or trauma

Answer 17

both

Question 18

10 days after treatig pt for TB your TB test is positive this means

Answer 18

you were exposed to another TB pt prior to this one

Question 19

infectious diseas defined as

Answer 19

growth and spread of small harmful organisms in the body

Question 20

when would you use air transport
pregnant and vaginal bleeding
heart attack and eta 15 min to hospital
nasuea vomiting and chills for 3 days
possible stroke eta 50min to hospital

Answer 20

stroke wiht eta of 50 min

Question 21

virus spread rapidly killing 200,000-50 mil is this a pndemic or epademic

Answer 21

pandemic

Question 22

what bacterium is resitant to most antibiotics

Answer 22

mrsa

Question 23

assement of medical pt is usually focused on

Answer 23

NOI